Special Sessions Chairpersons
Dr. Omar Ismayl
Neuromuscular Disorders Session Chair
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist &
Paediatric Neurology Division Chief
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Amal Mohamed Al Teneiji
Rare, Metabolic & Genetic Diseases Chair
Metabolic Genetics Disease Consultant
Division of Paediatrics
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Huda Sadek
Neurodevelopment & Behavior Session Chair
Consultant Neurodevelopmental Paediatric
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Speakers & Moderators
Dr. Abdul Salam Al Mnaseer
Head of Paediatric Emergency Department
Consultant, General Paediatrics
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Andoni Urtizberea
Faculty, Institut de Myologie
Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
Dr. Abdelaly Dabosy
Senior Consultant Paediatrician and
Chief of Paediatric Division
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Adel Waheeb Jasim
Consultant Paediatrician
Yas Healthcare Center
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Ahmad Ismail Ashour
Paediatric Consultant Physician
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Ayman El-Hattab
Chairman, MENA Congress for Rare Diseases
Founder & President, MENA Organization for Rare Diseases
Professor, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah
Consultant Clinical Genetics at University Hospital Sharjah, Kanad Hospital, and Genesis Healthcare Center, UAE
Dr. Amal Mohamed Al Teneiji
Metabolic Genetics Disease Consultant
Division of Paediatrics
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Anil Vasudev Israni
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Tawam Hospital, Al Ain
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Arif Khan
Founder and CEO at Neuropedia
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Associate Professor (adj) MBR University
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Basheer Babu Tharayil
Consultant Paediatrician
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Biju Abdul Hameed
PHD In Neuroscience
Consultant, Paediatric Neurology
Danat Al Emarat Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Binu George
Consultant Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Special Needs Manager, Sakina
NMC Royal Hospital, Khalifa City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Dr. Chaudhry Muhammad Mehtab Iqbal
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist,
Head of Paediatric Neurology,
Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Dalal Nasr
Head of Mental Health Department
The Heart Medical Center
Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Dina Saleh
Consultant Paediatric Neurology -
Head of Department, Reem Hospital
Associate Clinical Professor (adj), Khalifa University
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Assistant Professor of Paediatric Neurology
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Dr. Dragana Djuric
Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy Department
Fatima College of Health Sciences
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ms. Ghadeer Slman Khalid
Master in Leadership Health Education
Staff Nurse, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Hibba Bedri
Consultant Paediatric Neurodevelopment
Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Haitham El Bashir
Paediatric Neurorehabilitation Consultant
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Hussein Matlik
Consultant Paediatric Neurology &
Head of Department
Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Huda Sadek
Consultant Neurodevelopmental Paediatric,
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Ibrahim Saddiq
Consultant Paediatricians
Chair of Paediatrics
Ambulatory Healthcare Services, SEHA
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Hassan Faraj
Paediatric Consultant
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Inyang Takon
Consultant Paediatrician
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital
Welwyn Garden City, UK
Dr. Kamran Mahmood
Consultant Paediatric Rheumatology
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Majid Aziz
Senior Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mr. Krishnan Freddy
Senior Physiotherapist
Al Jalila children’s Speciality Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Maryam Al Shehhi
Medical Geneticist Consultant,
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mahmoud Abumandil
Pharmacy Manager
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mahesh Cirasanambati
Consultant & Medical Director of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Matouk Zbaeda
Consultant Paediatrician & Medical Director Mediclinic Al-Noor Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mohamed Elhadi Almalik
Consultant Paediatric Neurology
Mediclinic Hospitals, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mohamed Osman Eltahir Babiker
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Program Director,
Paediatric Neurology Residency
Al Jalila Children's Speciality Hospital Dubai, UAE
Dr. Mohammed Mekki
Paediatric Neurology Consultant Assistant Professor of Paediatrics, AQWCH Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Nidhi Beri
Specialist in Implantology
Special Needs Dentistry, and Oral Surgery Medcare Women and Children Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Omar Ismayl
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist & Paediatric Neurology Division Chief
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Rashid Saleem
The Heart Medical Center,
Paediatric Neurologist
Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Saleel Chandratre
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Ajman
Ajman, UAE
Dr. Samar Ahmed Al Muntaser
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Al Jalila Children's Speciality Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Sareea Al Remeithi
Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist
Acting Head of Pediatric Endocrinology
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Shanawaz Hussain
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist,
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Sofia Konstantinopoulou
Consultant, Paediatric Pulmonology &
Sleep Medicine
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Sunny Philip
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Mr. Syed Irtaza Amir Hassan Kazmi
Paediatric Orthotist Prosthetist
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Syed Arif Hosain
Paediatric Neurology Consultant,
Sheikh Shakabout Hospital,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ms. Rabab Kothari
Occupational Therapist
Al Jalila Children's Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Tarek Ibrahim El-Azzabi
Conference Chairman
Senior Consultant Paediatrician - Neurodisability Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi
A/Assistant Professor in Paediatric, UAE University Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Tawfik Hen
Paediatric Consultant
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Teodora Chamova
Professor, Department of Neurology, Alexandrovska University Hospital
Sofia, Bulgaria
Dr. Vivek Mundada
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Aster Hospital, Al Qusais
Medcare Women and Children Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Ms. Wedad Ghali
Senior Physiotherapist
Certified Neonatal Therapist
Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE